The Surgeons Says......

Mum and I took miss JB to see the surgeons on Wednesday it was mostly a positive meeting  but  bitter sweet as they would like us to stay close to PMH for one final week until her suture wound has totally healed. Surgeon Mr Hewitt , explained that it's not un common for suture wounds like Jb's to take a little longer to heal as the front advancement has put a huge amount of tension on the wound . They also felt for stitches and couldn't see or feel evidence of any, however, they recommended I stop applying emollient and proceed with dabbing some old fashioned Bettadine on any problem areas until the scar has dried out.  I'm happy with this recommendation  as her hair will now loose the old man greasy brill cream look and the red bettadine isn't too much different to the colour of her locks!

It was also explained to us that the reason her frontal advancement was so extreme was to counter the natural tendency of her condition to grow width ways (ear to ear) rather than forehead to back . Surgeon Dr Hanson always over does the frontal advancement to REDUCE the chances of further surgery They explained in simple terms that if JB looked fairly normal after the operation, without a heavy forehead, they would most probably HAVE to operate again later to allow further room for growth. So .... in the long run I have to wrap my head around the fact that there will be some second glances from the public but it will be worth it in the long run as it will decrease the chances of further surgery.

The big down side of this meeting is that we will not be home for Shaun's birthday like we expected ;( But I do have a few things up my sleeve for hubby ! Also mum and I had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful three year old with a similar condition to JB. Three years after her procedure she was a very beautiful, happy little girl .

Earlier in the week we had a wonderful play date with Sasha one of mums teacher friends and her beautiful daughter, Pippa who played beautifully with much younger JB !  I hope Mumma Jude can have some play dates with Pippa in t he near future so she gets lots of practice in for JB !

This week has also brought quite a few visits to senior Joanie in hospital . A very upsetting time  for the extended family but comforting that she looks like she's making some improvements . JB loved seeing her name sake and Her great Grandma who an effect if the stroke now has limited speech could say "beautiful beautiful " when she saw her little great granddaughter .



Our new mates Sasha and Pippa